Toy puzzle



June 27, 1950 RAD L|FFE 2,512,873

TOY PUZZLE Filed April 11, 1946 JOHN DOE Err/V 2719mm? Fwd/79?; INVENTOR;

Patented June 27, 1950 ,-,2 ,512,s73. I 4 l .TQY ZLE Bernice .Ellswogth=.;Radcliffe, Kansas-City, sKans.

Application 411M111 :S. a Nq-., .i61, 4

-.3 Claims.

This invention relates to'improvements in a, toy

puzzle and refers particularly .to a manually operable puzzle. The principal object .ofthe presentinvention is the provision of a toy puzzle. .of; simple construction :having adjustable parts not essential to the operation of the puzzle, but calculated to mislead -the operator in the operationof the toy.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a toy puzzle having a barrel provided with a plunger that has a semispherical head which when tightly gripped will be caused to move outwardly from the fingers to simulate the action of an elastic band.

With these objects in view as Well as other objects which will appear during the course of the specification, reference will be had to the drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy puzzle embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View taken on line IIII of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end View of the plunger head.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line IVIV of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line VV of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the toy puzzle turned on its axis from the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is an elevation of the toy puzzle showing another face of the barrel and with the plunger extended and ready to be flipped inwardly by the action of the operators fingers on the plunger head.

Throughout the several views like reference characters refer to like parts and the numeral 50 designates a barrel or body of the toy having a bore 12 extending axially therethrough. One end of the barrel is closed by stud I4 which snugly fits the bore I2 and extends outwardly from the end of the barrel to serve as axle It on which the end member I8 is adapted to turn. A nail 2!] extends axially through member l8 and the stud I4 and is bent radially of the stud at 28 to extend outwardly from the stud to serve as a barb 22 to engage the body of the barrel IEI as the stud is driven to position as shown in Figure 2. As the barb and stud are forced to position the barb will form a groove 24 in the barrel and the barb will preclude the accidental removal of the stud from the barrel; furthermore, the barb will also prevent rotary move-- ment of the nail and stud in the barrel. End member I8 is bored at 26 to receive the nail 2E] and is counterbored at 28 to receive the axle I6,

thus making it possible to rotate the member relative to "the barrel H]. End member i8 is p om s with c nd lvform di s @19 i and a sem s her cal o te i o n 2:32. an 'tha ind c a d si a n n ar w onpits outersu iaae adiacen thebar l-lfl- .A lunse iil :com i in a d 1 andla tem 38 isadapted' to Joe fitted into barrel l 0. as shown inFiggZ. ,Stem 318' is slightly smaller in diameter thanthe diameter of, the bore [2 to allow the e asy escapev of airfrom thebore l2 as the plunger is snapped inwardly from the position shown in Figure 7. When the plunger is in the fully inserted position as shown in Figure 2, the head 36 will rest snugly against the end of barrel I0, and as the inner end of stem 38 is slightly spaced from nail section 22. The inner end portion of stem 38 is notched at 40 to represent a hook member.

Stem 38 is tightly fitted into a recess 42 formed in head 36, and if desired may be glued therein or secured in any of the well known means.

This head 36 is shaped exactly like end member l8 with a cylindrical body portion 44 and a semispherical end portion 46. In operation, the operator grasps barrel I0 in one hand, and the curved or hemispherical portion 46 of head 36 between the thumb and forefinger of the other hand. With the plunger extended as in Fig. 7, a pinching or squeezing pressure is exerted on head 36, this of course not being apparent to a casual observer. This pressure, due to the converging relationship of the walls of head 38 has a component urging the plunger into the barrel. When this component is sufliciently large, head 36 will slip from the fingers and the plunger snap into the barrel as if drawn by an elastic band. Notch 40 heightens the illusion by serving as the opponent means of attaching an elastic member to the plunger. Turning end member l8 so that the arrow thereon corresponds with indicia positioned on the barrel creates the impression that some internal mechanism is being operated thereby to engage plunger 38.

Indi-cia such as a name 48, address 58 and slogan 52 may be positioned about the body of the barrel as shown.

While the barrel and plunger are the only parts necessary to operate the toy puzzle, yet the member I8 with its arrow, the notch in the stem 33 and the spaced apart indicia 48, 50 and 52 are all important to mislead the operator into thinking that they function to properly position the parts to produce the apparent elastic pull on the plunger which in reality is caused by the pressure on head 36.

It is apparent that the toy puzzle shown and described will bafiie the ordinary operator in his efiorts to obtain the snapping action of the plunger.

What I claim as new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a barrel having a central bore, a stud fitted into one end of said barrel with a portion extending outwardly therefrom to serve as an axle,

an end member mounted for rotation on said axle, a nail extended axially through said end member and stud and ofiset transversely to engage the inner wall portion of said .barrel whereby 3 said stud is secured in said barrel, a plunger having a stem adapted to be loosely fitted into carried by said stem having a semispherical outer end portion.

2. A device of the character described comprising a barrel having a central bore, a stud fitted into one end of said barrel with a portion extending outwardly therefrom to serve as an axle, an end member mounted for rotation on said axle, a nail extended axially through said end member and stud and offset transversely to engage the inner wall portion of said barrel the other end of said barrel bore, and a head.

whereby said stud is secured in said barrel, a a

plunger having a stem adapted to be loosely fitted into the other end of said barrel bore, a

' member and stud and offset transversely to engage the inner wall portion of said barrel whereby said stud is secured in said barrel, a plunger having a stem adapted to be loosely fitted into the other end of said barrel bore, and having a notch formed adjacent its inner end, and a, head carried by said stem having a semispherical outer end portion.

BERNICE ELLSWORTH RADCLIFFE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fileof this patent:

U NITED- STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,159,013 Gaudet Nov. 2, 1915 1,272,685 Levis July 16, 1918 1,683,561 Letson Sept. 4, 1928 

